A stop-motion animated commercial created for The Chipotle Cultivate Foundation This may be the most in-depth stop-motion “making of” I’ve seen. Tons of great insights into a stop-motion animation work flow and production pipe line, I could see how a number of the techniques mentioned could also be applied to making CG animation as well. …

It is almost that time of year, again,… when animation hopefuls will soon graduate from their various animation schools, and people are looking to apply for animation jobs, etc., etc. Schooled in technique and process. … Yet! … … for these individuals, and others, there are still MANY questions about the“animation industry” that have…

Coincidentally enough I had a conversation with someone yesterday about space, time, the ‘big bang theory’, and the origins of man… …now here with the answers is… painter/stop-motion animator Blu with his new short film “BIG BANG BIG BOOM”, a 10-minute “moving” painting showing the evolution of the earth, from big bang to eventual nuclear…

Happy Birthday, Canadian Animation Resources! It has been one year since Canadian Animation Resources migrated from a bunch of hacked together Blogspot pages to the excellent form it is in now. Set up by animation veteran Michael Valiquette, along with his ever growing team of contributors Canadian Animation Resources, like the title says, has become…

When I was a kid, while naturally I did get my fair dose of animation, and science fiction (… like “Dr. Who”),… I also, secretly, loved watching shows on real world and theoretical science. I came across this great TED talk that “District 9” director Neill Blomkamp recently gave at TEDxVancouver and I thought I’d…

The future is now… Its a new year and a new blog!!! My name is Andrew “Big Show” Blodgett, and I work in animation. My plan for this blog is to share animation fun and inspiration. I hope you enjoy it 🙂 2010 The Year We Make Contact